“The purpose of human life is
to serve, and to show compassion and the will to help others” (Albert
Schweitzer).
Jephthah was a judge of Israel.
The funny thing was that Jephthah was kicked out of his family because his
mother was a prostitute. He settled in another land. Then one day Israelites
came to him and begged him to be their commander. The Ammonites were fighting
the Israelites. Now, if you were kicked out of your family would you want to
help them out? Probably not, and Jephthah did not want to help them at first.
Then he was offered the chance to be the head of Gilead.
Jephthah could have just looked
out for himself. The Ammonites were not fighting him. Yes, Jephthah did receive
the reward of being the head of Gilead, but he chose to help the people who
wronged him. He could have just gone about his life and let the Ammonites
destroy Gilead. Jephthah stepped out in faith and chose to fight against the
people who were fighting his people and God was with him.
We may be called to help people
out who hurt us. It is not easy to love our enemies but God calls us to do
that. He calls us to love others in faith.
So, will you help those who
wrong you? Will you trust in God if he calls you to help someone you may not
want to help? What can you do to help someone today?
Judges 11, Philippians 2:4, Matthew 5:44Image from here.
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